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virus in my pc please help

hi i m using vista ultimate addition and having internet. i got a virus/spyware i dont know. but this one slow down my pc and disable my registery and task manager option. also it autopmaticly turn my pc UAC atomatticaly off and automatically turn "dont show hidden object" on.... please help i have reinstalled many time my window....but getting the same problem all time...i also used some antivirus like mac-fee,quick heel,and spyware like webroot..bt no improvemrnt..it doesnot allow to install avira antivirus. also does not allow me to install vista sp1.

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first download sp1 off Microsoft's website, then burn it onto a CD (or DVD). Disconnect the computer from the internet. format the hard drive. re-install windows, install SP1, go down to your local computer store and PURCHASE an internet security program (I recommend Mcafee, Norton or Trend micro), install internet security program, reconnect computer to internet.

tips:1. if you want to save files, scan them with the PURCHASED internet security program.2. DO NOT download illegal software (not saying you do)3. DO NOT download everything you can find on the internet, BE CAREFUL!

Yep there have been a number of Infections

Specifically written to take advantage of the Windows Format Option leaving 2/3 of the HDD untouched.

This allows the Infection to reappear quite easily and come back with a vengeance.

Naturally it doesn't appear straight away but sits waiting for a day or so before reappearing as more severe steps would be taken if it was immediacy apparent that the system was still infected before any Drivers or Updates where applied.

I take it that you are doing a repair install

and it isn't helping. If you are using a Laptop or Notebook don't use a destructive disk wiping utility as you may remove the Recovery Partition. See if this will help.<br><br>Turn off System Restore<br><br>Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.<br>http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/malwarebytes/mbam-setup.exe<br><br>

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.<br>* At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.<br>* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.<br>* Once the program has loaded, select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan.<br>* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.<br>* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.<br><br>I would keep scanning with it until it is clean by closing out and rebooting and running it again.<br>Just to be on the safe side when you finish do an online scan with Bitdefender.<br>http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html<br><br>Remember to turn on System Restore when you have finished cleaning.<br><br><i>Keep us informed as to your progress if you require further assistance.</i><br><br><i>If you think that any of the posts that have been made by all TR Members, have solved or contributed to solving the problem, please Mark them as <b>Helpful</b> so that others may benefit from the outcome. </i>

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